15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The (A)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
16 One (B)who oppresses the poor to make [a]more for himself,
Or gives to the rich, (C)will only come to poverty.

17 (D)Extend your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:16 Lit much

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